The 2010 Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment Conference (AIIDE) will host a Starcraft competition where players craft bots to compete against one another. There are no prizes except bragging rights, but the competition is free to enter. The final competition will be shown live
It was reported last month that Silent Hill: Shattered Memories was going to be delayed from its original November release date. The delay won’t be much for Wii users, who can expect to see the horror game hit shelves on December 8th. It’s uncertain when
Advanced Micro Devices’ (AMD) stock soars 22% today after reaching a settlement with rival Intel for $1.25 billion. Intel accounts for approximately 80% of the microprocessor market for PCs and servers. AMD and regulators have claimed that Intel has long been engaged in anti-competitive behavior with
Sony has confirmed that shots leaked yesterday of Facebook integration are indeed real. Speaking with CVG, Sony stated that “We’ll have more info on this very shortly.” Other screenshots showed new colors and options for Playstation Network Gamercards, and also enhanced photobrowsing. This move should
Buyer beware. With the announcement that Microsoft had banned potentially one million modded Xbox 360 users, Craigslist and eBay are seeing a flood of consoles. The consoles are quite a steal packaged with games, controllers, listing “custom firmware” and some prices are a steal. Microsoft’s
Microsoft cracked down on users believed to be using modded consoles, timed along the release of the year’s hottest game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. One million Xbox Live players were banned in a move to prevent game piracy. According to Microsoft “All consumers
Some facts and figures are in after Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s first day on the market. UK is reporting a record-breaking 1.23 million in sales, grossing £47 million (roughly $78.3 million) and smashing Grand Theft Auto IV’s first-day sales record of 631,000 (3.6
Our favorite man of the day, Robert Bowling, tweeted that PS3 servers for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 were starting to come back up. According to Bowling, “PS3 Update: MP Servers gradually coming back online. Some users may still experience issues. Also, EU Players
PopCap’s iPhone game Bejeweled 2 will be getting a feature that many people have enjoyed on Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook: the ability to compete against friends in a Bejeweled Blitz! Players have one minute to rack up as many points as they can for bragging
Australia may have censored Left 4 Dead 2, but they get the goods with Bayonetta’s Climax Edition. The Climax Edition is limited to Australia and New Zealand, and features a replica Bayonetta pistol. The custom-built pistol is Bayonetta’s beloved pistol of choice, Scarborough Fair, that